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The star part of this was incredibly easy – of course, it is just a simple ripple in the round, but I fought with the squaring of it for longer than I care to retell, lol. Hopefully I have explained it fairly adequately. It ended up being a tad smaller than the Square Within a Square block, but I think I will add an edging to each block, of sc, hdc or dc; whatever is necessary to make them all the same size.

To learn basic crochet stitches, you can go here. You can read about post stitches here.

NOTES:

All single crochet rounds begin with either a standing sc or a ch 1 in a magic circle, half double crochet rounds begin with a standing hdc or ch 2, all double crochet rounds begin with a standing dc or ch 3, all triple crochet rounds begin with a standing tc or ch 4.

All rounds end by joining to the beginning stitch with a slip stitch.

Don’t forget that hard to find first stitch after the corner, sometimes called the ‘hidden stitch’. See more about that at Diedre Ulys’ blog.

All instructions in () parenthesis will be followed with X & a number, meaning repeat these instructions that many times.

Anything in [] square parenthesis and italics are notes from pattern writer.

There are many links in this post, to crochet stitches, and tips. Simply click on the underlined words, which will take you to a new page.

This next part is what threw me so much. Turn the block to the wrong side, and hold it as in the picture (there is a point in the center, begin to the right side of that point. Work with new color grouping).

Round 7, the Square:

Side 1: Working on wrong side, ss to back of 3rd st from beg of rnd 6, ch 3, ss under loop, ch 3, ss to rdn 4 [directly under the center of the point], ch 3, ss under loop on rnd 6, ch 3, ss to 3rd st from end on rnd 6, ch 3, turn to side, ss in same st [corner made]

Side 2: ch 3, ss to 2nd st of round 5, ch 3, ss into the 5th and 6th st of rnd 5 [this puts the stitch directly under the loop] , ch 3, ss to 2nd st from end of round 5 [the first half of the point, ch 3, ss to the side of 2nd st from the end of round 6, ch 3, turn, ss in same st [corner made]

Working on wrong side, ss to back of 3rd st from beg of rnd 6, ch 3, ss under loop, ch 3, ss to rnd 4 [directly under the center of the point], ch 3, ss under loop on rnd 6, ch 3, ss to 3rd st from end on rnd 6, ch 3, turn to side, ss in same st [corner made]

Side 4: ch 3, ss to 2nd st of round 5, ch 3, ss into the 5th and 6th st of rnd 5 [this puts the stitch directly under the loop] , ch 3, ss to 2nd st from end of round 5 [the first half of the point], ch 3, ss to the side of 2nd st from the end of round 6, ch 3, turn, join to beg ss [corner made]

Square up your outline as best you can, sliding the slip stitches up or down as needed to create a straight line. 16 ss & 64 ch]

Your work may feel tight at this point; not to worry, it should ease up.

Round 9: [Turn the work to the right side now. ]

Side 1: [Start on the side with a large point in the center, with loops to either side] ss to center of ch 3 sp [corner] 2 hdc, (hdc in dc, hdc in ch) X 9, hdc in dc. In ch 3 sp work: 2 hdc, ch 3, 2 hdc [corner made]

Round 10: [In this round, make the dc’s that go through the loop and the hdc rather loosely]

Side One: [Start on the side with a large point in the center, with loops to either side] With new color, work 2 dc in ch 3 corner, dc in next 4 hdc, dc through the loop on rnd 6 of the star AND the hdc behind it, dc in next 13 hdc, dc through the loop on rnd 6 of the star AND the hdc behind it, dc in next 4 hdc. In the ch 3 loop work: 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc [corner made]

dc in next 4 hdc, dc through the loop on rnd 6 of the star AND the hdc behind it, dc in next 13 hdc, dc through the loop on rnd 6 of the star AND the hdc behind it, dc in next 4 hdc. In the ch 3 corner work: dc, ch 2, dc. [corner made]

Side one: [Start on the side with a large point in the center, with loops to either side] 2 hdc in ch 2 corner, bphdc in next 27 st, in the ch 2 corner work: dc, ch 2, dc. [corner made]

Side two: bphdc in next 13 dc, dc through the loop on rnd 6 of the star AND the hdc behind it, bphdc in next 13 dc, 2 hdc in ch 2 corner, bphdc in next 27 st, in the ch 2 corner work: dc, ch 2, dc. [corner made]

Side 4: bphdc in next 13 dc, dc through the loop on rnd 6 of the star AND the hdc behind it, bphdc in next 13 dc, 2 hdc in ch 2 corner, bphdc in next 27 st, in the ch 2 corner work: dc, ch 2, dc. [corner made]

Round 11:

Side one: [Start on the side with a large point in the center, with loops to either side] 2 dc in ch 2 corner, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc) X 7, ch 1, dc through the ch 2 sp of the point on rnd 6 of the star AND the hdc behind it, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc) X 7, ch 1, in the ch 2 corner work: dc, ch 2, dc. [corner made]

All single crochet rounds begin with either a standing sc or a ch 1 in a magic circle, half double crochet rounds begin with a standing hdc or ch 2, all double crochet rounds begin with a standing dc or ch 3, all triple crochet rounds begin with a standing tc or ch 4.

All rounds end by joining to the beginning stitch with a slip stitch.

All instructions in () parenthesis will be followed with X & a number, meaning repeat these instructions that many times.

Anything in [] square parenthesis and italics are notes from pattern writer.

Round 1: In a magic circle, work either a ch 3 as a dc, or make a std dc, then dc, ch 2, (2 dc, ch 2) X 3, join with ss to the beg st. [8 dc & 4 ch 2 spaces]

Round 7: Work std hdc [or ch 2 as a hdc] into the space before a picot [You will be working behind the picots, so you might want to bend them forward slightly],(hdc in the 1st 4 st ch 4 and sc through the 2 middle st of the 5th round – see picture Ch 4, hdc in the last 4 st of the row, 2 hdc in space of picot, ch 2 behind picot, and bending picot forward, 2 hdc in same sp,) X 3, hdc in the 1st 4 st ch 4 and sc through the 2 middle st of the 5th round, hdc in 1st picot sp, ch 2 behind picot and join with ss to beg st. [48 hdc, 4 sc, 8 ch 4 sp, 4 ch 2 sp]